Visit Brescia

with me

A little trip
for visit the
most
beautiful
attractions
of Brescia
 Castle of
Brescia

Piazza della
Loggia
santa giulia's
Museum

This is a map of the city.

Today we are going to see
Piazza della Loggia, the
Castle of Brescia and the
Santa Giulia's museum.
Piazza
della
loggia

This square was built in the mid-fifteenth

century.
The loggia from which the square takes its name is
the white building with three arches and the dome,
which dominates a large, white marble facade.

On the opposite side to the loggia is the Clock

Tower, built in 1540 and famous for the Màcc de le
Ure (the madmen of the hours), the two bronze
statues that strike the bell every hour.

The commemorative plaque recalls the fascist

terrorist attack of 28 May 1974, in which a bomb
killed 8 people and injured 102.

On Saturdays, the square hosts the market, and

the whole year is the perfect meeting place for a
coffee and for some shopping.
The castle
of Brescia

Brescia Castle,the symbol of the city,

stands on the Colle del Cidneo.
The castle is one of the largest in
Italy and it is perfectly preserved.

Today the visit to the castle includes

alleys, narrow streets, and various
itineraries that touch one of the
oldest and most valuable vineyards in
Northern Italy, a double drawbridge, a
magnificent panorama, underground
tours and two museums: the Luigi
Marzoli Arms Museum and the Museum of
the Renaissance.
 SANTa
giulia's
museum

Spread over an area of 14 square km, the Museum of

Santa Giulia is unique in Italy because it stands in
place of the female monastery of S. Giulia and
contains a Lombard basilica, a 16th century church
and the remains of the Roman domus.

This museum testifies to the daily, artistic and

spiritual life of Brescia from prehistory to today,
with 11,000 exhibits. The whole area was included in
the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011.

Among the Roman finds surrounding the Renaissance

cloister is the victory Alata di Brescia, which depicts
a woman with angel wings, wrapped in a cloak. It was
discovered in the Capitolium area in 1826, and is the
only case of a bronze statue perfectly preserved in
northern Italy.